MagaSwaga Potent Notables

Notable: New DJT 51% Approval (vid coming)

NEW POTUS TWEET

Notable: ambassador, Chaly, penned an op-ed for The Hill, op-ed made some in the embassy uneasy

>>6397969

1st cap:

The ambassador, Chaly, penned an op-ed for The Hill, in which he chastised Trump for a confusing series of statements in which the GOP candidate at one point expressed a willingness to consider recognizing Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea as legitamate.

The op-ed made some in the embassy uneasy, sources said.

Notable: @45_schedule in Q post 3092

>>6397711

>isnt the real potus schedule

yes it is. It is replacement for 40_Schedule which was removed from twitter recently.

>>6397789

>Q has even linked to this account.

I apologize. I was mistaken. This new account has not, yet, been linked by Q.

(Q post with link to @45_Schedule)

https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/5705194.html#5705810

Notable: EN Dashes that line up with today, and a post that says "read between the lines".

EN Dashes that line up with today, and a post that says "read between the lines".

I'm not the best clockfaggot.

Notable: Q / POTUS Delta Today

Q / POTUS Delta Today

Using just the minute marker the delta between Q and POTUS is :15

However, Q said "seconds matter", so in that case, the delta is :14:44

Q drops #14 and #44 may pique your interest.

Also note that :14 and :44 is the BOMBS AWAY line on the Qclock.

Notable: CSPAN vid -storm brewing over US Capital video

POTUS_Schedule Retweeted Storm over @uscapitol

(MP4 also uploaded with this post.)

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POTUS_Schedule Retweeted

CSPAN

Verified account

@cspan

4h4 hours ago

TIMELAPSE: Storm over @uscapitol as seen from @cspanwj studio.

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1124051225815789574

Notable: NYT admits Obama spied in 2016

The New York Times admitted that the Obama administration deployed multiple spies against the Trump campaign in 2016, confirming recent comments by Attorney General William Barr that 'spying did occur' during the campaign.

Notable: New DJT Proclamation on Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust

New DJT

Proclamation on Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1124104060481736706?s=21

Notable: House Dems in direct talks with Mueller about his testimony

>>6397270 (repost late last bread)

==NOTABLE== ?

dems jacking off Mueller hoping he'll shoot his wad!

House Dems in direct talks with Mueller== ==about his testimony: reports

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is in direct talks with the House Judiciary Committee about whether he will testify before Congress, according to multiple reports.

NBC News and ABC News reported that the committee is now speaking with Mueller's team when it was previously dealing with the Justice Department. NBC reports that a hearing has not been finalized and a date was not set.

The Hill has reached out to the Judiciary Committee and the special counsel's office for comment.

William Barr on Wednesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was scheduled to reappear Thursday, but cancelled his Thursday testimony after he was grilled by Democratic lawmakers on a host of issues related to the Mueller Report.

Democrats on the Senate committee Wednesday also released a letter that Mueller wrote to Barr following Barr's March letter to Congress detailing his views of the Mueller report's principal conclusion.

Mueller in the March 27 letter slammed Barr's memo, saying that it created "public confusion about critical aspects of the results."

Democrats have long called for Mueller to testify on his probe.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441915-house-dems-in-direct-talks-with-mueller-about-his-testimony-reports

Notable: >>6397032 FOX News Marie Harf, used to be CIA and the worked for Obama State Department.

FOX News commentator Marie Harf, used to be CIA and the worked for the Obama State Department. Imagine what she knows. I guess she is on FOX to continue to push the Obama narrative.

Notable: >>6396906, >>6397014, >>6397031 some PAIN and EM dashes chatter

>>6396235 LB

>>6396288 LB

>>6396332 LB

Patriot Anons

I'm just gonna leave this here

Notable: >>6396959 Percy Schmeiser on total food control

This is the key to why Monsanto was doing (and still is doing) what it was doing regarding it's GMO crops and all of it's Patents. Listen to this guy, Percy Schmeiser. He is a farmer from Canada that was sued by Monsanto because some of their seed germinated on his property by accident, in other words he did not plant them there. But because he did not rip out his entire crop for the next three years (which is what he would have had to do) and suffer all the losses, they sued him. Even though they won the case, luckily for him, the court did not fine him.

But, listen to what he says here, this is the key to Monsanto's plan:

(Starts at 1:00:15 in the video linked below, "Seeds of Death: Unveiling The Lies of GMO's")

"If Monsanto's patent on a gene, if that patent on the gene gets into any, and I'll use the term 'higher life form', so what does that mean - birds, bees, animals - and the question I have to ask is what about human life?

If Monsanto's patent gene gets into you, gets into me, does that say they own me, do they own you?

These are all questions that our courts and our governments will have to address. How far does the patents on genes on life go?

Dear God!!! What were we saved from?

Can you imagine what would have happened had HRC won? What would have been allowed to take place in this world with the Globalist agenda??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6OxbpLwEjQ

Notable: House JC. has begun discussions directly with SC Mueller’s team about testifying

House Judiciary Cmte. has begun discussions directly with Special Counsel Mueller’s team about him testifying before the committee

Notable: May, 2019 – 'kick-off' 'start' 'offense'

>>6392995

May, 2019 – 'kick-off' 'start' 'offense'

The START

< LOOK

Notable: >>6396745 Rudy misspelling Strzok again

tweeted and immediately deleted

Notable: California moves to keep Trump off 2020 primary ballot, by forcing the IRS issue.

California moves to keep Trump off 2020 primary ballot, by forcing the IRS issue

https://www.washingtontimes.com

Notable: FOIA request shows half of those studied had GI issues after MMR vaccine.

FOIA request shows HALF OF THOSE STUDIED had GI issues after MMR vaccine

For those who don't know, this ties to what Wakefield found in his research. He was a gastroenterologist who did a case series and noted all the kids with the GI problems he documented also had Autism and received the MMR shot.

Articles like this are common, but our ability to put EYES ON changes the playing field.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mmr-vaccine-licensing-called-following-131500482.html?fbclid=IwAR3oph3vYK36HLI5e0plDjQK0uBB-ystZXHl-GJZGbtnFKywUs7DrWaxiKo

Notable: Occupy Democrats promoting violent imagery against POTUS on social media. FB community standards?

This image fantasizing about Trump’s death was posted by ‘Occupy Democrats’ Facebook page this week. The page has +7 million followers. @facebook rewarded this Presidential death fantasy porn from @OccupyDemocrats with tens of millions of engagements. Where is their ban, I wonder

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1124068071872892929

Notable: FLOTUS Tweet: Marker [2] Set.

>>6396235

FLOTUS' Tweet

May 2, 2019 @ 3:05 pm ET

(M)arker (2)

(3:05)

?

Notable: Money sent into Iraq disappeared. Ref: Q drop. Why wouldn't it work in Iran?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1

Notable: NASA: Fraudulent supplier faked test data that caused the loss of rockets/satellites.

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-says-fraudulent-supplier-caused-it-to-lose-two-cli-1834464044/amp

NASA has found its loss of two 92-foot Taurus rockets—as well as the climate-monitoring satellites they were carrying—in 2009 and 2011 was due to a supplier that falsified test data about frangible joints that were supposed to split and release the rockets’ fairings, according to Quartz.

According to a NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) report released on April 30, agency engineers have determined that Oregon aluminum extrusion manufacturer Sapa Profiles, Inc. (ISP) had doctored failed test results, swapped out measurements from acceptably-made batches, or altered the conditions of testing to ensure a favorable result. They then shipped out the poorly-made parts to clients, one of which was Orbital Sciences (now Orbital ATK), the manufacturer of Taurus rockets. As a result, NASA determined, the clamshell-style nosecones of the rockets carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory satellites failed to fall off on command due to SPI’s faulty frangible joints surviving explosive charges.

Both Taurus rockets then plummeted to their doom in the ocean, with NASA LSP writing in their report that the “combined cost of both mission failures was in excess of $700,000,000.”

“NASA relies on the integrity of our industry throughout the supply chain,” NASA director for Launch Services Jim Norman said in a separate statement. “While we do perform our own testing, NASA is not able to retest every single component. That is why we require and pay for certain components to be tested and certified by the supplier. When testing results are altered and certifications are provided falsely, missions fail.”

NASA referred its findings to the NASA Office Inspector General and the Department of Justice, who determined that SPI was motivated by a desire to conceal its shoddy workmanship and incentivized staff to help cover their tracks by offering production-based bonuses.

According to a Department of Justice press release on April 23, SPI’s parent company Norsk Hydro ASA has agreed to a deal in which it would pay out $46 million to NASA, the Department of Defense, and other entities to “resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a 19-year fraud scheme that included falsifying thousands of certifications for aluminum extrusions provided to hundreds of customers.”

NASA’s statement also said that SPI and Norsk Hydro ASA have both been suspended from government contracting (the former company since 2015), and NASA has proposed both companies receive government-wide disbarment. Quartz speculated that the release of the report may have been motivated by the company’s continued denial it was at fault.

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory never went into service, but a replacement made it to space in 2014 and another successor is scheduled to launch in May. Glory did not receive a replacement.

Notable: Pope Francis should visit Argentina to meet cleric abuse victims, rights groups say.

Pope Francis should visit Argentina to meet cleric abuse victims, rights groups say

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-church/pope-francis-should-visit-argentina-to-meet-cleric-abuse-victims-rights-groups-say-idUSKCN1S822I

Notable: Anon's forensic dash analysis.

All pb

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>>6395332

>>6395839

Kinda Spoopy anons

Notable: PapaD Tweet: "Next big information coming out: Alexander Downer was an asset sent by US intel to make contact with me…"

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1124067969921966082

Notable: Dough Collins on Nadler's failed hearing.

optics

Perhaps the only motivation for today's Democrat demands is optics. The chairman bet he could use staff questioning to give the impression they are, in fact, conducting an impeachment proceeding. But that bet didn’t pay off.

https://twitter.com/repdougcollins/status/1124067616174366720?s=21

Notable: >>6396142 Multiple circuit court judges shot in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Multiple circuit court judges shot in Indianapolis, Indiana

Notable: China in pole position for 5G era with a third of key patents.

China in pole position for 5G era with a third of key patents

US and Japan lose market share, as Huawei and ZTE bulk up

TOKYO – Chinese companies account for 34% of worldwide applications for major patents related to 5G technology, putting it in a position to drive the development of new industries that use ultrafast-communication networks.

The latest wireless communication standard can handle huge volumes of data at high speed, and is crucial to the development of technologies such as autonomous driving systems. Whoever controls the most "standard essential patents," or SEPs, for 5G will likely come out on top in the race to develop a new generation of advanced industries.

As of March, China had filed for 34% of SEPs for 5G communication systems, an increase of more than 50% compared with its share of 4G patents, according to IPlytics, a German company that maintains a huge patent database. South Korea had a quarter of key 5G patents, while the share of filings by Japanese and U.S. entities fell compared with the 4G era.

The rise of China marks a clear change from when 3G and 4G were launched. Companies from the U.S. and Europe held the key SEPs at both stages, and Chinese companies had to pay large royalty fees to Western companies.

Royalties for SEPs are often determined through negotiations between patent holders and users. In the case of smartphones, 2% or so of the price of the product is the going rate. Companies with many SEPs sometimes conclude cross-licensing agreements that allow them to use competitors' technology free of charge, depending on the number of technologies and their importance.

Commercial 5G service is expected to begin in the next year or so. Companies looking to build 5G base stations or to make 5G-capable handsets will have to pay royalties to the holders of the essential patents.

Huawei Technology had the largest share of filings for 5G-related SEPs, at 15%. Other top filers in China included ZTE and the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology, which ranked fifth and ninth, respectively.

The Chinese government is promoting 5G as part of "Made in China 2025," its ambitious plan to lead the world in next-generation technologies and industries. Among its goals is the development of highly automated factories that incorporate "internet of things" technology. To turn that vision into reality, 5G is essential.

Huawei and other Chinese companies began increasing their filings for 5G-related patents around 2016. The telecom equipment maker is reportedly spending $10 billion a year on research and development related to 5G base stations, much more than Sweden's Ericsson or Nokia of Finland, its main rivals. ZTE, a domestic competitor, has also increased its market share in base stations and other equipment.

rest at link

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/5G-networks/China-in-pole-position-for-5G-era-with-a-third-of-key-patents

Notable: DJT Tweet: "Congrats to @U_S_Steel for investing $1+ BILLION in America's most INNOVATIVE steel mill…"

New DJT

Notable: >>6396206 Nomination from @WhiteHouse sent to Senate for Kelly Craft to be ambassador to UN.

Nomination from WhiteHouse sent to Senate for Kelly Craft to be ambassador to UN.

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1124064059542974478

Notable: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hits back at Pelosi: Nadler lied, not Barr.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Hits Back at Pelosi: Nadler Lied, Not Barr

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday hit back after Speaker Pelosi accused AG Bill Barr of committing a crime during his Senate testimony.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set the media ablaze Thursday morning when she accused Barr of committing a crime when he lied to Congress.

Pelosi accused Bill Barr of misrepresenting facts during his Senate testimony regarding the letter Mueller sent him on March 27th.

“What is deadly serious about it is the attorney general of the United States of America was not telling the truth to the Congress of the United States. That’s a crime,” Pelosi said referring to the March 27th letter Robert Mueller sent Barr complaining about the media coverage of the finding of his final report.

“He lied to Congress. He lied to Congress. “That’s a crime,” Pelosi told reporters.

McCarthy hit back during a presser on Thursday and said Nadler is the one who is lying, not Bill Barr.

“I do not believe Attorney General Barr lied,” McCarthy said.

“I think if people are looking at who has lied in the process, simply look at Chairman Nadler — Chairman Nadler asked the attorney general to come [to testify] and he said ‘yes’…” McCarthy said.

McCarthy pointed out that after Barr agreed to testify to the House Judiciary Committee, Nadler changed the format to have staffers question Barr instead of committee members.

Nadler brought down the gavel and staged a hearing on Thursday morning even though Barr’s seat was empty — Nadler is insane and purposely did this for show.

McCarthy added, “Nadler has been wanting to impeach the day after the election…”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/house-minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-hits-back-at-pelosi-nadler-lied-not-barr-video/

Notable: Florida man found guilty after being accused of threatening to behead Bernie Sanders.

Florida man found guilty after being accused of threatening to behead Bernie Sanders

https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/05/02/florida-man-found-guilty-after-being-accused-of-threatening-to-behead-bernie-sanders/

Notable: Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.

Q CLOCK UPDATE - RE-READ CRUMBS

Today's Q Clock :31

The CLOCK and the GRAPHIC are ESSENTIAL.

A Week to Remember.

RAT BAIT.

Stay in the LIGHT.

Was CRUZ the target of a separate illegal spy campaign?

POTUS already ordered the DECLAS (per Q-Proof Sep 17).

P-A-N-I-C

Today's :25/:55 Q Clock Mirror :19

Rise of the people.

WW.

Do you SEE FB/Twitter/GOOG censoring non LEFT POVs?

What years did HRC serve as Sec of State?

What years did ISIS expand?

How much money (CASH) was sent by the FED to Iraq (Iraq War)?

If it worked in IRAQ, why not replicate in IRAN?

Today's 180-Degree Q Clock Mirror :01

FISA.

[20]

D5.

Think DECLAS.

Media assets will be removed.

Are you ready to see arrests?

Thank you for playing.

THIS IS ABOUT SAVING AMERICA. WRWY N1LB FG&C WWG1WGA!

Notable: Obama's narcissism lashes out at HRC for forcing him to hand the Country to DJT which is undoing his 'legacy'.

BO feeling the heat turning on HRC

blamed Hillary for the loss because of her 'scripted, soulless campaign'

He likened himself to Michael Corleone in the Godfather and said he was handing power over to somebody who would destroy his legacy.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6985985/Obama-blamed-Hillary-2016-loss-scripted-soulless-campaign.html

Notable: DJT Tweet: "On this day of prayer, we once again place our hopes in the hands of our Creator…"

NEW DJT

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1124054742446092304

Notable: PapaD on Tucker Carlson tonight at 8PM EST.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1124051955750514694

Notable: Dusk til Dawn the vampire killing movie.

From dusk to till dawn was a movie about vampires. The ending scene shows that the bar they were killing vampires in was the top of a Aztec temple… i think this has something to do with killing an ancient cult of vampires… figuratively and possibly literally.

Notable: Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Ben Shapiro were all reportedly targeted by a man in Washington.

https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/05/02/breaking-donald-trump-jr-jared-kushner-and-ben-shapiro-targeted-in-death-threats-case/

The FBI says that Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Ben Shapiro were all reportedly targeted by a man in Washington.

Chase Bliss Colasurdo was arrested Wednesday in Washington state after an investigation uncovered threats that he made to Trump family members. Authorities began their investigation after several social media posts threatening to kill both Trump Jr. and Kushner.

Colasurdo was visited by the FBI and reportedly claimed that he had been hacked…

Notable: Sperry on the media's collusion with DNC/Deep State operations.

The media elite have known the Obama DOJ/FBI ran multiple human spies on the Trump campaign and sat on the news, just like they knew during the 2016 election the Clinton campaign was behind the dirty dossier, which the FBI used to electronically spy on a Trump campaign adviser

twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1124039019304714240

Notable: John Solomon on Nellie Ohr's funneling of information to her husband and senior DOJ prosecutors.

A Criminal Referral has been filed against Nellie Ohr concerning congressional testimony after emails surfaced showing election-year contacts with DOJ.

This is an actual move on the Deep State!

These would be the "Hi Honey" emails 2 Bruce Ohr.

HRC funded opposition research was being funneled into the Justice Department during the 2016 election through a back-door marital channel.

Now, C_I asset, Nellie Ohr, should do the time 4the crimes! That would start the actual, long awaited, Domino Effect.

https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1123743778035109888

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/441580-nellie-ohrs-hi-honey-emails-to-doj-about-russia-collusion-should-alarm-us#.XMo3POquQ5U.twitter

Notable: Senate Democrats face recruitment setback in bid to reclaim majority.

=NEWS=

Senate Democrats face recruitment setback in bid to reclaim majority

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-democrats-recruitment-setback

Notable: Marketfag update: precarious situation.

US Mkt Report

additional information added ()

The Last Time This Happened, Stocks Slumped 20%-

The market asked Powell, "where's the 'dovish' meat?" and he had no answer…and the market suddenly tightened its rate-cut expectations by 14bps!!

Oh and in case you wondered where the meat was - it was here! Beyond Meat soars over 175% from its IPO price-BYND (on one day)

Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND)

65.75+40.75 (+163.00%)

Chinese markets were closed overnight but European markets reopened weaker after US ended lower.

US markets tried to rebound from Powell's mishap but headlines from China that the trade deal had reached an "impasse" sparked selling as Europe closed.

(it was not a mishap-the FRB has placed it's owner's-the big bank's and institution's that thrive off of them in front of everyone else in a VERY public way by lowering the discount rate)

Nasdaq is suffering the most on the week for now.

(cap #2 the circled volume traces are most likely the continued slaughtering of anyone trying to fight the FED)

The Dow is heading for its second down week in a row (the first consecutive loss since Dec 21st) - a terrifying thought.

Treasury yields were higher across the curve today as Powell's "transitory" hawkishness rippled up the curve… (the belly slightly underperformed +5bps vs the wings at +3.5bps)

The yield curve has flattened quite notably after an initially exuberant steepening.

(this is a direct result of the discount rate being lowered-yield curve implosion will accelerate-gap on cap #3 will continue to narrow)

WTI (US Crude) was the worst performer among the commodity complex but all drifted lower. WTI traded very technically, breaking down to its 50DMA after breaking below its 200DMA, only to rebound back up to the 200DMA.

Gold was smacked lower again, testing its 200DMA and bouncing hard once again.

Silver was also slapped to five-month lows.

(continues to be on sale-don't wait as if the price goes substantially lower you will have issue's acquiring it just like in 2009-2012 when it rose to the record level's it did-and do not think of it's value in the FIAT currency it is priced in-OWN IT)

Back in SEP the SPX pushed to new all time highs while the NYSE did not, flagging the initial divergence. Y'day the SPX again made fresh all time highs with the NYSE again NOT confirming.

Is it different this time?

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-02/last-time-happened-stocks-slumped-20

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EIXIC?p=^IXIC

https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil

On Tesla. With them seeking additional funding of $2.3b-whick will end up diluting existing shareholder's by about 5% it was up:

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)

244.10+10.09 (+4.31%)

At close: 4:00PM EDT

This make's it look fine from a cursory look. However it has just been made moar expensive to the new holder's of the equity or debt they will be buying so that the entire pile can be devalued by about 5% overall based on it's current mkt cap. This was a feature of the system in 2008-especially when the big bank's needed to be re-capitalized. Morgan Stanley was the poster child for this is Oct. 2008.

Notable: Quick dig on Cisco political contributions.

>>6394474

>>6395028

quick DIG on Cisco contributions in 2018.

Notable: Cabal projecting on election meddling dig.

A lot of projection in European meddling by the cabal

Article in opendemocracy.net (Soros propaganda-machine):

Revealed: the Trump-linked ‘Super PAC’ working behind the scenes to drive Europe’s voters to the far right

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/revealed-the-trump-linked-super-pac-working-behind-the-scenes-to-drive-europes-voters-to-the-far-right/

Avaaz.org helping Facebook to censore "far-right" activist just before Spain elections:

Far-right Facebook networks removed before Spain election

https://euobserver.com/eu-election/144735

Avaaz itself coming from Res Publica, praised by John Podesta among others:

http://www.therespublica.org/Reviews.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20050421011207/http://www.therespublica.org/Reviews.htm

>[…]Here's what our partners had to say about us:

>“In one year, the Res Publica fellows made themselves almost indispensable to the progressive faith community in the United States. They quickly assessed the problem, formed relationships with key leaders, and helped put in place a plan of action. Their work was unapologetically honest, politically savvy, and heartfelt. They are the best.”

>John Podesta

>President and CEO, Center for American Progress

>Former White House Chief of Staff to President Clinton

Notable: DOJ lays out case for striking down entirety of ObamaCare.

DOJ Lays Out Case For Striking Down Entirety Of ObamaCare

The Trump Administration has laid out its arguments against the constitutionality of ObamaCare as it prepares an all-out assault in the courts that could bring a final Supreme Court ruling during the middle of election season next spring.

Filed with the conservative 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Assistant Attorney General Joseph Hunt unfurled the administration's new position, which holds that the entirety of the law is unconstitutional. Previously, the administration had argued that some parts of the law could remain in effect, even if the individual mandate is struck down.

"Upon further consideration and review of the district court’s opinion, it is the position of the United States that the balance of the ACA also is inseverable and must be struck down" and that the fine on the uninsured "works part and parcel with the other health-insurance reforms in the ACA," the administration wrote in the briefing.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-02/doj-lays-out-case-striking-down-entirety-obamacare

Full brief:

https://www.scribd.com/document/408339341/DOJ-Brief-Texas-v-US#from_embed

Notable: West Palm Beach man sentenced to prison for sex trafficking of a minor and child pornography.

West Palm Beach Man Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Child Pornography

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/west-palm-beach-man-sentenced-prison-sex-trafficking-minor-and-child-pornography

Notable: Southfront: Israeli Tank violated demilitarized zone in Southern Syria to hide traces of support for rebels.

Israeli Tank Violated Demilitarized Zone In Southern Syria To Hide Traces Of Support For Rebels (Photos)

A Merkava battle tank of the Israeli military crossed the separation line in southern Syrian governroate of al-Quneitra then entered the U.N. controlled demilitarized zone on May 1.

The Russian news agency Sputnik said that units of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) surrounded the Israeli tank to prevent any further escalation.

“The area to which the Israeli force has advanced within the demilitarized zone is a special area of the UNDOF within the red line,” a source in the U.N. told the Russian agency.

From its side, the SAA established a closed military zone in the area where the violation took place, which is known as Bauabat al-Shuhar. Several army units close to the area were reportedly put on high alert.

The demilitarized zone was established in the southern part of al-Quneitra by the U.N. in 1974 under the Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria. Last year, units of the Russian Military Police joined the UNDOF in the zone following the liberation of the area from terrorist groups.

U.N. sources told Sputnik that the Israeli tank was likely covering engineer units working to close an illegal route, which was opened by the Israeli military and terrorist groups in the early years of the conflict. According to the sources, the route was used to ship weapons and supplies to terrorist groups in Syria and to transport injured militants to Israeli hospitals.

While these claims have not been confirmed yet, Israel had indeed armed and supported armed groups in the southern part of Syria for years, according to several previous reports.

https://southfront.org/israeli-tank-violated-demilitarized-zone-in-southern-syria-to-hide-traces-of-support-for-rebels-photos/

Notable: Three teenagers have been accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb at a high school in Long Island.

Three teenagers have been accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb at a high school in Long Island, New York.

The teens are accused of plotting to bomb Connetquot High School in the Bohemia area of Long Island. Police responded to the school after a school administrator called police Thursday to say that he was informed by multiple students that they overheard three students May 1st discussing building the bomb.

The 16-year-olds were arrested and charged with fourth-degree conspiracy. Their homes were searched and “The Anarchist Cookbook,” which contains bomb-making instructions, was found.

https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/05/02/breaking-multiple-teenagers-accused-of-conspiring-to-bomb-long-island-high-school/

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1124042457824604160

Notable: Two-thirds of voters don’t want Trump to be impeached.

Two-thirds of voters don’t want Trump to be impeached: poll

https://nypost.com/2019/05/02/two-thirds-of-voters-dont-want-trump-to-be-impeached-poll/

Notable: Pelosi claimed Republicans were abusing their power by holding Holder in contempt.

#ThrowbackThursday when @SpeakerPelosi claimed the Republicans were abusing their power by holding Holder in contempt when they should've been focused on job creation and that it was all a big scheme to suppress the vote.

https://twitter.com/almostjingo/status/1124031522963693568

Notable: >>6394915 Pugh reportedly resigns.

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1124033938819899393

Notable: Trump administration to give Border Patrol agents authority to decide asylum claims on the spot. Miller time.

Trump administration to give Border Patrol agents authority to decide asylum claims on the spot: Sources

by Anna Giaritelli

| May 02, 2019 02:30 PM

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-administration-to-give-border-patrol-agents-authority-to-decide-asylum-claims-on-the-spot-sources

The Department of Homeland Security is racing to implement a plan that would give federal law enforcement on the border the authority to conduct interviews with asylum seekers who fear returning to their home countries, according to two sources with first-hand knowledge of the plan.

Under the pending procedural change, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers would train Border Patrol agents on the southern border how to conduct "credible fear interviews," which immigrants must pass to go on to claim asylum. Agents would conduct the interviews shortly after apprehending people who have illegally crossed from Mexico to the U.S.

The Trump administration is pushing to start agent training “ASAP,” according to one official.

[Also read: ICE starting 90-minute DNA tests on immigrant families at border]

The proposal has some downsides. For instance, there likely would be fewer Border Patrol agents performing law enforcement duties while undergoing training. But that would be offset by an overall decline of undocumented immigrants seeking refuge in the U.S.

“If that gets rolled out and we actually start deporting people within a timely manner, you’re going to see the numbers drop exponentially,” the official said.

Homeland Security, under acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, would essentially deputize law enforcement to carry out citizenship officers’ jobs in order to initially reduce the number of people who have passed that stage and are waiting on asylum decisions. Those calls usually take two to five years due to the current 900,000 cases waiting to be decided by fewer than 500 immigration judges nationwide.

DHS is not planning to get congressional approval before implementing the change. Department officials believe they are within the law because an asylum officer must be an immigration official, which Border Patrol agents are considered to be. As long as agents get training on how to carry out those interviews and make those decisions, the department believes the plan is sound, a second official, who spoke on background in order to speak freely, explained.

Currently, immigrant families who surrender to Border Patrol agents are taken to a station and interviewed there about their background. Those in custody are not to be held longer than 72 hours. While in Border Patrol custody, an immigrant can claim a “credible fear” of returning to his or her home country during the general interview with an agent.

[Read more: Trump orders changes to the asylum system in memo]

The agent would then notify U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the claim and a representative would hear and decide a person’s claim, likely after the person in custody has been transferred from Border Patrol to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Families who have been found by a USCIS officer to have a credible fear of return cannot be held by ICE more than 20 days and will be released into the U.S. and told to show up for their asylum verdict years down the road.

The second official said immigrants whose credible fear claims are denied would then have the ability to appeal the decision but, would only have 10 days to have his or her case heard.

“Theoretically, we could end up deporting them in two weeks, rather than two to five years,” the source said. The move is likely to be challenged in the courts.

Although first-time illegal entry is a misdemeanor, charges will not be pursued against a person if he or she broke the law to enter because he or she was seeking refuge.

Notable: >>6394704, >>6394738 Saudi Intelligence connected Nawaf Obaid a link to Brennan and Mifsud?

https://twitter.com/CJBdingo25/status/1124025917020545025

Nawaf Obaid

NEW NAME CONNECTED TO BRENNAN

https://twitter.com/BenKTallmadge/status/1121853436520046593

Notable: US Marines: From Dusk til’ Dawn.

From Dusk til’ Dawn

twitter.com/USMC/status/1123923496894107654

> USMC almost always tweets at 5 am / 5 pm PDT exactly / this mornings tweet was at :13

Notable: In Israel, 53 mosques and churches vandalized since 2009, only 9 indictments filed.

In Israel, 53 mosques and churches vandalized since 2009, only 9 indictments filed

The number of mosques and churches attacked in Israel is high, but police effort at investigating these crimes are absurdly low. The head of monitoring group asserts, ‘Without a doubt, they aren’t looking hard enough’

Over 50 Christian and Muslim sites have been vandalized in Israel and the West Bank since 2009, but only nine indictments have been filed and only seven convictions handed down, according to Public Security Ministry data. Moreover, only eight of the 53 cases are still under investigation, with the other 45 all closed.

The ministry data only goes through July 2017, but the vandalism hasn’t ended.

The latest attack occurred last Wednesday, at St. Stephen’s Church in the Beit Jamal Monastery, near Beit Shemesh. Many items were broken, including some of the stained glass windows and a status of the Virgin Mary. Police are investigating, but so far no suspects have been arrested and the motive is said to be unknown.

This was the third such attack on the monastery in the last five years. In 2013, a firebomb was thrown at a door and hateful slogans were scrawled on the walls. And about 18 months ago, gravestones were vandalized in the cemetery. No suspects were arrested in those cases, either.

The wave of vandalism peaked in 2013, the data show. That year, 11 investigations were opened and five people were convicted. Also that year, the police opened a special hate crimes unit in their Judea and Samaria District. But judging by the data, the unit’s deterrent effect has been minimal.

https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-53-mosques-churches-vandalized-since-2009-9-indictments/

Notable: >>6394866 Insys CEO and executives found guilty.

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1124027577688035335

A jury has found John Kapoor, the founder and former CEO of Insys Therapeutics, and 4 other executives guilty of a scheme that involved bribing doctors to prescribe the company's powerful opioid, Subsys, and tricking health insurers to pay for it, Reuters reports.

Why it matters: This trial was a high-profile affair that many people viewed as a referendum on Big Pharma's role in the national opioid crisis. Other major makers of painkillers, including Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson, also are facing potential trials.

Notable: Colorado’s Michael Bennet announces 2020 bid.

Colorado’s Michael Bennet Announces 2020 Bid

Notable: CF team in Puerto Rico a few days ago.

Good to see @ClintonFdn’s @bekahpch hosting an important dialogue on supporting mental health initiatives here in Puerto Rico, a critical piece of the long-term recovery to Hurricane Maria. Thanks @Foundation_PR for hosting us.

7:09 AM - 29 Apr 2019 from San Juan, USA

https://twitter.com/Wes_Adrianson/status/1122865391238287362

CF team in Puerto Rico, old news.

Notable: Cisco backdoor discovered.

Sinister secret backdoor found in networking gear perfect for government espionage: The Chinese are – oh no, wait, it's Cisco again

Better ban this gear from non-US core networks, right?

Right on cue, Cisco on Wednesday patched a security vulnerability in some of its network switches that can be exploited by miscreants to commandeer the IT equipment and spy on people.

This comes immediately after panic this week over a hidden Telnet-based diagnostic interface was found in Huawei gateways. Although that vulnerability was real, irritating, and eventually removed at Vodafone's insistence, it was dubbed by some a hidden backdoor perfect for Chinese spies to exploit to snoop on Western targets.

Which, of course, comes as America continues to pressure the UK and other nations to outlaw the use of Huawei gear from 5G networks over fears Beijing would use backdoors baked into the hardware to snatch Uncle Sam's intelligence.

Well, if a non-internet-facing undocumented diagnostic Telnet daemon is reason enough to kick Huawei kit out of Western networks, surely this doozy from Cisco is enough to hoof American equipment out of British, European and other non-US infrastructure? Fair's fair, no?

US tech giant Cisco has issued a free fix for software running on its Nexus 9000 series machines that can be exploited to log in as root and hijack the device for further mischief and eavesdropping. A miscreant just needs to be able to reach the vulnerable box via IPv6. It's due to a default SSH key pair hardcoded into the software, as Cisco explained:

A vulnerability in the SSH key management for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to connect to the affected system with the privileges of the root user.

The vulnerability is due to the presence of a default SSH key pair that is present in all devices. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening an SSH connection via IPv6 to a targeted device using the extracted key materials. An exploit could allow the attacker to access the system with the privileges of the root user.

The blunder, labeled CVE-2019-1804, was discovered and reported by Oliver Matula of ERNW Enno Rey Netzwerke in cooperation with ERNW Research.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/02/cisco_vulnerabilities/

Notable: Assange: I won't surrender to extradition ‘for doing journalism’.

I won't surrender to extradition ‘for doing journalism’ – Assange

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, jailed by the UK authorities for 50 weeks over skipping bail, is adamant to fight the US extradition request, as Washington wants him for merely “doing journalism.”

Assange faced a London court via a video link on Thursday for the first hearing over the US extradition request. When asked if he desires to consent to it, he rejected it and expressed determination to fight the extradition.

I do not wish to surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism that has won many, many awards and protected many people.

The US wants Assange on charges of conspiring to commit computer intrusion, related to his work with whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who leaked scores of classified documents related to the Iraq War. The offense carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars, but Assange's legal team fears more charges will follow.

Supporters of the WikiLeaks co-founder speculate that he might even face charges under the Espionage Act of 1917, a harsh legislation protecting “national interests,” that envisions lengthy prison terms and ultimately the death penalty to those found guilty.

The hearings on the extradition request have been adjourned, with a technical one scheduled for May 30 and the first substantive one expected on June 12.

https://www.rt.com/news/458200-assange-us-extradition-journalism/

Notable: White House slammed Mueller report in letter to Attorney General Barr.

White House Slammed Mueller Report In Letter To Attorney General Barr

The White House slammed special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in a newly-released letter to Attorney General Bill Barr.

The letter, which is dated April 19, one day after the special counsel’s redacted report was released publicly, expresses deep concerns about Mueller’s failure to reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice and his assertion that the report does not exonerate President Donald Trump.

The Mueller report claimed, “The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that prevent us from conclusively determining that no criminal conduct occurred. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”

As Emmet Flood, the president’s special counsel, explains, Mueller is not in a position to “conclusively [determine] that no criminal conduct occurred” because he is operating as a prosecutor.

“Making conclusive determinations of innocence is never the task of the federal prosecutor,” Flood wrote to Barr. “What prosecutors are supposed to do is complete an investigation and then either ask the grand jury to return an indictment or decline to charge the case.”

Flood continued, “In the American justice system, innocence is presumed; there is never any need for prosecutors to ‘conclusively determine’ it. Nor is there any place for such a determination.”

Flood went on to slam Mueller for declining to reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice, arguing that failing to do so violates the investigation’s obligation to make a prosecutorial decision.

“The one thing the SCO (Special Counsel’s Office) was obligated to do is the very thing the SCO — intentionally and unapologetically — refused to do. The SCO made neither a prosecution decision nor a declination decision on the obstruction question,” he said.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/white-house-slammed-mueller-report-in-letter-to-attorney-general-barr/

Notable: Mainstream media now calling for the arrest of “Antivaxxers”

Mainstream Media Now Calling for the Arrest of “Antivaxxers”

The Washington Post published an article this week that called for rounding up "antivaxxers" and throwing them in jail for refraining from vaccines.

Since the beginning of the year, the Free Thought Project has been reporting on the hysteria associated with the measles outbreak and the subsequent loss of liberties and police state crackdown that’s ensued. We’ve seen children banned from public spaces, mandatory vaccinations, and a pro-vaccine push in the mainstream media like we’ve never seen before. Now, the pro-mandatory vaccine push has reached a new level, as the Washington Post published an article calling for the arrest of those who choose not to vaccinate.

As TFTP reported at the end of March, in one of the most shocking moves to date over the 2019 measles outbreak, Rockland County officials declared a state of emergency and effectively banned any child under the age of 18, who had not received the MMR vaccine, from all public spaces. Then, last month, officials took it one step further and ordered mandatory vaccinations for multiple New York zip codes. Those who try to resist getting the shots are being fined.

While this may sound like an insane police state forcing people to undergo medical procedures against their will to many people, to others, it is utopia.

In the Washington Post this week, Juliette Kayyem took to the platform to advocate for fining and arresting people who choose not to vaccinate.

“With more than 700 reported (measles) cases confirmed in 22 states, it is now a public safety crisis, and the tools of public safety — arrests, fines, isolation — are absolutely necessary,” this would-be tyrant wrote.

Kayyem referred to those who choose not to vaccinate as “pro-plague” and “free riders” who “are putting my children and our communities at risk.”

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/mainstream-media-now-calling-vaccines-arrest-antivaxxers/

Notable: Effigy of David Miliband burnt on streets of Sri Lankan capital.

Effigy of David Miliband burnt on streets of Sri Lankan capital

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/effigy-of-david-miliband-burnt-on-streets-of-sri-lankan-capital-qxdkhmwkwkg

This is the guy speaking in congress on the Syria situation with White Helmets.

Good lord.

Notable: CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on economy “is the highest number we’ve ever seen.”

CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on economy “is the highest number we’ve ever seen.”

https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1123955537937408002

Hi, CNN, how does that glass taste?

Notable: Planefag: U2 in just up in CA.

U2 in just up in CA

Notable: Senate fails to override POTUS' veto of Yemen War Powers Resolution.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1124017291388125184

Notable: DJT Jr. Tweet: "Must have been a real difficult job narrowing it down to only 17!"

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1123996029374930945

Notable: Shooting victim Rabbi Yisroel Chabad speaks at WH Day of Prayer, calls Trump: “A Mentsch Par Excellence”

Shooting Victim Rabbi Yisroel Chabad Speaks at WH Day of Prayer, Calls Trump: “A Mentsch Par Excellence”

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, a victim in the Poway shooting in California last Saturday, was invited by President Donald Trump to speak at the National Day of Prayer event at the White House on Thursday.

Rabbi Goldstein spoke to the religious crowd assembled at the White House. He delivered a powerful speech.

Rabbi Goldstein thanked President Trump and called him a “mentsch par excellence.”

Rabbi Goldstein: Let’s bring back a moment of silence to our public school system. I also want to thank the United States of America. I’d like to thank our dear honorable Mr. President for being as they say in Yiddish, a mentsch par excellence.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/shooting-victim-rabbi-yisroel-chabad-speaks-at-wh-day-of-prayer-calls-trump-a-mentsh-par-excellence-video/

Notable: PapaD Tweet: "I think the meeting between the President and the U.K. PM will be even more interesting now…"

New PapaD

I think the meeting between the President and the U.K. PM will be even more interesting now. The day there was a CIA op against me in London, Halper/Turk, the #2 at the U.K. ministry of foreign affairs invited me to the offices to continue to spy on me and probe me more.

https://twitter.com/georgepapa19/status/1124015537019924481?s=21

Notable: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange won’t be given ‘special treatment,’ Australian prime minister says.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange won’t be given ‘special treatment,’ Australian prime minister says

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested in London Thursday, will not be given any “special treatment,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Speaking to the national broadcaster on Friday, Morrison said Assange, an Australian citizen, “will get the same treatment as everybody else.”

Assange, who’s accused of one of the largest leaks of classified information in the U.S., was arrested and removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday, where he had been living for nearly seven years after seeking asylum there.

He now faces potential extradition to the U.S., which has put in a request for him. The Justice Department announced a criminal charge against Assange, accusing him of conspiring with former American army intelligence analyst, Chelsea Manning, to hack into a classified U.S. government computer.

“When Australians travel overseas and they find themselves in difficulties with the law, well, they face the judicial systems of those countries, it doesn’t matter what particular crime it is they’ve alleged to have committed. That’s the way the system works,” Morrison told ABC.

“Mr Assange will get the same support that any other Australian would … he’s not going to be given any special treatment,” he said.

WikiLeaks, set up in 2006, became renowned for publishing secret information and news leaks that have caused embarrassment for governments and public officials around the world.

Assange’s attorney confirmed Thursday that the 47-year-old was arrested on a U.S. extradition request as well as for breaching U.K. bail conditions, The Associated Press reported.

His attorney, Jennifer Robinson, said that the Australian government should do more to support Assange, according to a report by Australian broadcaster SBS News.

“It is time for the Australian government to step up and do what it should have done in 2010 when we asked them to do the first time, which is to reach out to the United States, our ally and ask this prosecution be closed,” she said, according to SBS.

“This is a matter of free speech. It is an Australian citizen who faces years, potentially decades or life in prison for having published material that the Walkley Awards gave him the most outstanding contribution to Australian journalism for,” said Robinson.

Assange sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sexual assault and rape.

He consistently denied the allegations and surrendered to British police the following month and was released on bail. However, he then evaded police and fled, leading to a second warrant that was the basis for his arrest Thursday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/12/australian-pm-scott-morrison-on-wikileaks-julian-assange-arrest.html

Notable: The President meets with Republican Members of the Senate.

POTUS SCHEDULE

2:30PM ET - The President meets with Republican Members of the Senate.'

https://t.co/OAd6sWgHSK'

https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1124006668612841472?s=19

Notable: Elite Utah prosecutor recalled from his role as a War Crime prosecutor for the EU.

Baker-

I popped this in the bread last night and it didn't gain any traction. Seems relevant given Huber met with him yesterday and he has a past in WAR CRIMES.

Utah native David Schwendiman is leaving his job as chief war crimes prosecutor in The Hague two years before his four-year term expires because of a U.S. law that limits his tenure.

It marks the second time that Schwendiman, highly regarded as a respected and professional prosecutor, has either had to leave a critical job early or been passed over under unusual circumstances.

The first time came in 2010, when Schwendiman, a longtime prosecutor and administrator in both the Utah attorney general’s office and the U.S. attorney’s office, was yanked from consideration for the U.S. attorney for Utah post after widespread speculation he was a lock for the job.

He enjoyed strong bipartisan support from Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch and then-Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson. When his name was dropped from the list, many of his supporters were surprised.

The reasons were never disclosed, but speculation surfaced that Matheson had angered the Obama White House by casting several votes against administration-backed bills, including the health care overhaul, so the Utah Democrat’s choice for U.S. attorney was pulled as retaliation.

This time, Schwendiman’s fate is tied to a U.S. law that governs his role as a special prosecutor under the authority of the European Union.

He had been a war crimes prosecutor before — after years as a federal prosecutor in the United States — and had retired from the Justice Department.

Schwendiman resumed federal employment in 2015 with the State Department to accept the chief prosecutor position to investigate and hold accountable those who committed war crimes in Kosovo during the 1990s conflict with Serbia.

Under laws spelled out for returning retirees, he could maintain that status for only three years, but his appointment as chief war crimes prosecutor in 2016 was to a four-year term. He told The Guardian in a Feb. 28 story that the Obama administration had assured him his service would be extended so he could complete his term in The Hague.

With the change in administration, however, no such extension has been issued.

The Guardian story said that with Schwendiman’s planned March 31 departure, there seems to be a vacuum in the Kosovo court with no successor ready to take over.

In an official statement, however, Schwendiman expressed confidence that the mission will continue efficiently, and he cast no blame on the Trump administration for the reasons he is leaving.

“I have just been informed by the U.S. Department of State that my three-year term as Senior Foreign Service officer will end on 31 March, 2018,” his statement said. “As a result, my [position] as the specialist prosecutor cannot be extended. This must happen because the U.S. administration is unable to overlook my status as a retiree called back into service — something the law won’t let me change regardless how much I might want to stay.”

He praised the European Union for the speed in which it has begun its search for a new prosecutor and said the strong staff is prepared to carry on under an interim chief until that appointment is made.

”I am not resigning,” he said. “In truth, I would be delighted if U.S. law permitted me to stay. But it won’t and I must, as a consequence, and very reluctantly, leave a position that I am both proud and honored to hold.”

So the University of Utah graduate now has had to oblige decisions affecting his career on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean — neither having anything to do with his qualifications or his performance.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/03/09/rolly-elite-utah-prosecutor-once-again-loses-out-on-a-prestigious-post-through-no-fault-of-his-own/

https://faculty.utah.edu/u0032484-DAVID_J_SCHWENDIMAN/hm/index.hml

https://faculty.utah.edu/bytes/curriculumVitae.hml?id=u0032484

Notable: A highly decorated, retired Army major general has died in an accident involving his lawnmower.

https://www.wsfa.com/2019/05/01/retired-army-general-killed-lawnmower-accident-al-home/

EUFAULA, AL (WSFA) - A highly decorated, retired Army major general has died in an accident involving his lawnmower, a local coroner has confirmed.

Maj. General Eldon Bargewell was found at his home along Barbour Creek in Eufaula late Monday evening, according to Barbour County Coroner Chip Chapman. The coroner said Bargewell, 71, suffered fatal injuries after the riding lawnmower he was using overturned.

Bargewell was pronounced dead on the scene shortly after 9:30 p.m.

A native of in Tacoma, Washington, Bargewell enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967 and spent nearly 40 years serving his country.

Bargewell served in Vietnam where he earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest award for military valor. It was awarded for a 1971 incident in which his team came under heavy attack while on a reconnaissance mission deep inside enemy territory . Though seriously wounded, Bargewell refused medical treatment, opting instead to fight in order to get his team to safety.

According to MilitaryTimes.com, after Vietnam, Bargewell spent more than three decades commanding special operations units from team to Special Operations Command level, including as the commanding general of Special Operations Command Europe.

His final assignment while on active duty was as the Director of Strategic Operations at HQ’s Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad. He retired in 2006 and moved to Alabama.

According to the U.S. military, Bargewell’s list of military decorations was extensive and included:

The Distinguished Service Cross, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (5), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal for valor (3), Bronze Star Medal for service (3), Purple Heart (4), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal for Valor, Army Commendation Medal for service, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/Bronze Arrowhead, Vietnam Service Medal (7), Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NATO Medal(3), NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, GWOT Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal , Presidential Unit Citation (MACV SOG-VN), Joint Meritorious Unit Citation (2), Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation, French Service Medal (Ex-Yugoslavia), Combat Infantry Badge, Master Parachutists Badge, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Military Free Fall Badge, Vietnamese HALO badge, Vietnamese, German, and Thai Parachute Badges.

He was also the recipient of the Colonel Aaron Bank award (2007), the Greater DC SOF Old and Bold Mountain Man award (2009), and the USSOCOM Bull Simons Award (2010). He was a member of Infantry Officers Candidate Hall of Fame (1997) and an enlisted Honor Graduate Ranger School (1970).

Funeral arrangements were not immediately available.

Notable: Facebook bans Paul Joseph Watson, Milo, Laura Loomer, Louis Farrakhan.

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1124013509631774720

Notable: Israeli tanks allegedly cross DMZ and enter Syrian territory.

Eyes on anons?

Israeli tanks allegedly cross DMZ and enter Syrian territory: report

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/israeli-tanks-allegedly-cross-dmz-and-enter-syrian-territory-report/

Notable: >>6394102 Tony Shaffer: Storm is coming…and sedition is it's name…

https://twitter.com/T_S_P_O_O_K_Y/status/1124012219157626883

Notable: Obamas producing a Netflix documentary about Trump.

https://www.mexicostar.com/news/260785134/the-obamas-producing-a-netflix-documentary-about-trump

Notable: Gaetz Tweets re: F-35 and Turkey National Security issue.

>>6393929

Matt Gaetz on Turkey today:

Turkey purchasing the S-400 and acquiring the F-35 would give Russia a back door into seeing how the NATO Joint Strike Fighter works. Either Turkey must give up its aspirations for a Russian anti-air system, or risk not receiving the F-35.

https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1123987986264330240

Notable: PapaD agrees with NYTime article except that Ms. Turk was CIA and not FBI.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1124006816189489152

Notable: Russian, U.S. top diplomats to meet on May 6 in Finland.

Russian, U.S. top diplomats to meet on May 6 in Finland: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov may meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 6 in Finland, RIA news agency reported on Thursday citing a Russian official.

Sergei Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, said Lavrov may meet Pompeo in the city of Rovaniemi, which would host Arctic Council ministerial meeting, RIA reported.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-meeting/russian-u-s-top-diplomats-to-meet-on-may-6-in-finland-ria-idUSKCN1S81RD?il=0

Notable: DHS releases wall related documents due to FOIA.

Dept of Homeland Security recently posted a metric ton of border wall documents that were released due to #FOIA lawsuits: https://www.dhs.gov/foia-library (It's the 4th category under "Requested Records")

9:35 AM - 2 May 2019

https://twitter.com/thememoryhole2/status/1123989440685400064

Notable: >>6393945 NYTimes: FBI Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With PapaD in 2016.

Breaking Spygate

#BREAKING #FBI Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With #Trump Aide in 2016 nyti.ms/2Wje49J #Spygate

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/politics/fbi-government-investigator-trump.html

Notable: BuzzFeedNews and James Leopold just filed two additional massive #FOIA lawsuits against, DOJ, FBI, ODNI for pretty much every document (302s, those summaries, Barr emails and more) related to Mueller's report & investigation.

NEW: @BuzzFeedNews and I just filed two additional massive #FOIA lawsuits against, DOJ, FBI, ODNI for pretty much every document (302s, those summaries, Barr emails and more) related to Mueller's report & investigation. Gonna be an epic battle. Thanks to #FOIA atty @mvtopic

9:59 AM - 2 May 2019

https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/1123995335053991937

Notable: Pope comes out against Nationalism.

Nations stirring up nationalism betray their mission, pope says

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/05/02/nations-stirring-up-nationalism-betray-their-mission-pope-says/

Notable: Tarmac article.

WHAT HAPPENED ON THE TARMAC?

What happened when Bill Clinton met then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the west side of Phoenix Sky Harbor airport between 7 and 8 PM on June 27, 2016? Just days before Hillary Rodham Clinton was to be interviewed by the FBI about her mishandling of classified emails, the former president intercepted the AG on her plane. Was it just a “casual” and “unscheduled” encounter, as the head spokesperson for the Department of Justice maintained? Or was the former president stalking Lynch to urge her to go easy on his wife?

We have a new window on what may have gone on inside Lynch’s FBI jet after it landed — the story as told by the former attorney general to lawmakers and staff of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Her account could easily be seen as self-serving, but it was given under penalty of perjury.

Lynch was questioned behind closed doors on Dec. 19, 2018 in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2131. The interview has remained private; no transcript of it has been released. But RealClearInvestigations has obtained a copy. In it, Lynch describes an encounter with Bill Clinton that is both perplexing and preposterous, a story that defies innocent explanation.

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/05/02/the_man_who_came_to_the_tarmac.html

Notable: >>6393587 Executive order on US cybersecurity workforce.

POTUS_Schedule

‏ @45__Schedule

Executive order on US cybersecurity workforce issued by POTUS to "better ensure continued American economic prosperity and national security."

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123999063677046786

Notable: WSJ: Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch.

>>6393492

>>6392737

A Real Attorney General

Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch.

By The Editorial Board

May 1, 2019 7:11 p.m. ET

Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week’s political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards. Democrats and the media are turning the AG into a villain for doing his duty and making the hard decisions that special counsel Robert Mueller abdicated.

Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week’s political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards. Democrats and the media are turning the AG into a villain for doing his duty and making the hard decisions that special counsel Robert Mueller abdicated.

Mr. Barr’s Wednesday testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee was preceded late Tuesday by the leak of a letter Mr. Mueller had sent the AG on March 27. Mr. Mueller griped in the letter that Mr. Barr’s four-page explanation to Congress of the principal conclusions of the Mueller report on March 24 “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of the Mueller team’s “work and conclusions.” Only in Washington could this exercise in posterior covering be puffed into a mini-outrage.

Democrats leapt on the letter as proof that Mr. Barr was somehow covering for Donald Trump when he has covered up nothing. Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, the Democratic answer to Rep. Louie Gohmert, accused Mr. Barr of abusing his office and lying to Congress, and demanded that he resign. The only thing she lacked was evidence.

Mr. Barr’s four-page letter couldn’t possibly have covered all the nuances of a 448-page report. It was an attempt to provide Mr. Mueller’s conclusions to Congress and the public as quickly as possible, while he took the time to work through the entire document to make redactions required by law and Justice Department rules.

This is exactly what he promised to do in his confirmation hearing. Even Mr. Mueller’s complaining letter admits that Mr. Barr’s letter wasn’t inaccurate, a fact Mr. Barr says Mr. Mueller also conceded in a subsequent phone call. The Mueller complaint, rather, was that there was “public confusion about critical aspects” of his investigation. Translation: Republicans were claiming vindication for Donald Trump, and Mr. Mueller was taking hits in the press for not nailing the worst President in history. Having been hailed for months as a combination of Eliot Ness and St. Thomas More, Mr. Mueller and his team of prosecutors seem to have been unnerved by some bad press clips.

Mr. Barr told the Senate Wednesday that he offered Mr. Mueller the chance to review his four-page letter before sending it to Congress, but the special counsel declined. Mr. Mueller worked for Mr. Barr, and that was the proper time to offer suggestions or disagree. Instead, Mr. Mueller ducked that responsibility and then griped in an ex-post-facto letter that was conveniently leaked on the eve of Mr. Barr’s testimony. Quite the stand-up guy.

Mr. Barr has since released the full Mueller report with minor redactions, as he promised, and with the “context” intact. Keep in mind Mr. Barr was under no legal obligation to release anything at all. Mr. Mueller reports only to Mr. Barr, not to the country or Congress.

Mr. Barr has also made nearly all of the redactions in the report available to senior Members of Congress to inspect at Justice. Yet as of this writing, only three Members have bothered—Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and ranking House Republican on Judiciary Doug Collins. Not one Democrat howling about Mr. Barr’s lack of transparency has examined the outrages they claim are hidden.

Democrats are also upset that Mr. Barr concluded that Mr. Trump did not obstruct justice regarding the Russia probe. But in that decision too Mr. Barr was behaving as an Attorney General should. Mr. Mueller compiled a factual record but shrank from a “prosecutorial judgment.” Mr. Barr then stepped up and made the call, however unpopular with Democrats and the press.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-real-attorney-general-11556752279

Notable: President Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to world-renowned golfer Tiger Woods.

Tiger getting the medal of freedom

President Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to world-renowned golfer Tiger Woods on Monday, May 6 in the White House Rose Garden. The event will be invitation only and covered by the press.

Notable: First lawsuit against company operating in Cuba is filed under Title III.

First Lawsuit Against Company Operating In Cuba Is Filed Under Title III

https://news.wjct.org/post/first-lawsuit-against-company-operating-cuba-filed-under-title-iii

Notable: EU threatening USA now about Cuba.

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EU threatening USA now about Cuba

https://www.rt.com/news/458186-us-cuba-embargo-eu-unlawful/>>6392995

Notable: DJT Tweet: "As we unite on this day of prayer, we renew our resolve to protect communities of faith – and ensure that ALL of our people can live, pray and worship IN PEACE. #NationalDayOfPrayer"

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1123994587603841027

https://www.pscp.tv/w/b5sYGzFvTlFsTFJub1dwUXd8MXZPR3dxemViUW14QhDpmlmScugqoickU2KuVUePB3eGp8RTqhOl7cPcdgO3?t=13m5s

Notable: At National Day of Prayer, Pence reads quote that Q dropped.

>>6393149

>>6393149

White House release video of VP

At National Day of Prayer, Pence reads quote that Q dropped

Notable: Karate Kid Wikipedia page.

>>6392995

Karate Kid Wikipedia Page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oP2F5CM30k

Notable: DJT Tweet: "Steve Moore, a great pro-growth economist and a truly fine person, has decided to withdraw from the Fed process…"

New DJT’s

Steve Moore, a great pro-growth economist and a truly fine person, has decided to withdraw from the Fed process. Steve won the battle of ideas including Tax Cuts….

….and deregulation which have produced non-inflationary prosperity for all Americans. I’ve asked Steve to work with me toward future economic growth in our Country.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1123987855053873154?s=21

Notable: Trump Judicial train rolls on With Texas, Alabama Picks.

Trump Judicial Train Rolls on With Texas, Alabama Picks

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-judicial-train-rolls-on-with-texas-alabama-picks

Texas Deputy Solicitor General J. Campbell Barker, Alabama Solicitor General Andrew Brasher confirmed

California Democrat and 2002 presidential candidate Kamala Harris calls nominees “extreme”

J. Campbell Barker, who challenged Obama-era immigration and health policies for the state of Texas, was one of two Donald Trump nominees confirmed to the federal bench on Wednesday.

The Senate cleared the state deputy solicitor general for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by a vote of 51 to 47. It then confirmed Alabama Solicitor General Andrew Brasher for the Middle District of Alabama, 52 to 47.

They were the first in a string of district court nominees scheduled for votes this week with the Republican-led Senate ramping up judicial confirmations after returning from its spring recess.

Trump could surpass the century mark for judicial confirmations, if all nominees on the docket this week are confirmed, as expected. This total includes his two Supreme Court appointments.

Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a member of the Judiciary Committee and a 2020 presidential candidate who has clashed with the White House over judicial nominations, took aim at both Barker and Brasher on Twitter.

They are “two extreme judicial nominees who have opposed women’s reproductive rights, as well as LGBTQ” and immigrant rights, she said.

Three nominees are scheduled for confirmation votes on Thursday.

Rodolfo Ruiz, nominated to the Southern District of Florida;

Raul Arias-Marxuach, nominated to the District of Puerto Rico;

and Joshua Wolson, nominated to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Voter ID, Gerrymandering

Barker has been a deputy solicitor general since 2015, and helped Texas obtain a nationwide injunction against the Obama administration’s immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans.

He also defended Texas’s law requiring photo identification for voters and supported a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Brasher has argued three times at the Supreme Court, including a defense of Alabama in a lawsuit alleging racial gerrymandering.

The American Bar Association gave Barker its highest rating of “Well Qualified” and rated Brasher as “Qualified.”

Trump has appointed 59 district judges, 37 appeals court judges and two U.S. Supreme Court justices to date.

Barker clerked for federal judges in two circuits, who were appointed by presidents from different political parties.

He clerked for Second Circuit Judge John M. Walker Jr. while he was the chief of the court. Walker was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush.

Barker also clerked for William C. Bryson of the Federal Circuit. Bryson was appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton.

Brasher clerked for Eleventh Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr., who was appointed by Republican President George W. Bush.

More info & these images: https://www.heritage.org/judicialtracker

Notable: U.S. first-quarter productivity strongest since 2014, labor costs subdued.

U.S. first-quarter productivity strongest since 2014, labor costs subdued

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity increased at its fastest pace in more than four years in the first quarter, depressing labor costs and suggesting inflation could remain benign for a while.

The report from the Labor Department on Thursday came on the heels of data this week showing moderate wage growth in the first quarter and a key inflation measure posting its smallest annual gain in 14 months in March.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled little desire to adjust monetary policy anytime soon. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters the moderation in price pressures was likely due to transient factors, and predicted inflation would rise back to the U.S. central bank’s 2 percent target.

“The pickup in productivity has provided businesses an outlet from rising compensation costs as the labor market has tightened,” said Sarah House, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The overall trend in labor costs remains comfortably under 2 percent and suggests rising labor costs are not about to drive inflation up above the Fed’s target.”

Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a 3.6 percent annualized rate in the last quarter. That was the strongest pace since the third quarter of 2014. Data for the fourth quarter was revised down to show productivity rising at a pace of 1.3 percent instead of the previously reported 1.9 percent rate.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast first-quarter productivity would advance at a 2.2 percent rate. The acceleration in productivity was flagged by a surge in gross domestic product growth in the January-March period. The economy grew at a 3.2 percent rate in the first three months of the year after expanding at a 2.2 percent pace in the fourth quarter.

U.S. stocks were trading higher while prices of U.S. Treasuries were mostly lower. The dollar rose slightly against a basket of currencies. The trend in productivity is improving. Compared to the first quarter of 2018, productivity increased at a rate of 2.4 percent, the best performance since the third quarter of 2010.

The strong pace of productivity suppressed growth in labor costs, a potential boost to corporate profits.

Unit labor costs, the price of labor per single unit of output, fell at a 0.9 percent rate in the first quarter after increasing at a 2.5 percent rate in the prior quarter. Compared to the first quarter of 2018, labor costs grew at a 0.1 percent rate, the weakest pace since the fourth quarter of 2013.

Hourly compensation increased at a 2.6 percent rate, slowing from the fourth quarter’s brisk 3.9 percent pace. Hourly compensation increased at a 2.5 percent rate compared to the first quarter of 2018.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN1S819S

Notable: New Great Awakening cover.

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Notable: PF report KC-135R call sign QID43

Interesting plane call sign QID43.

KC-135R NE of London.

Q

Notable: US MARINES TODAY From Dusk til’ Dawn

>>6392515

US MARINES TODAY

From Dusk til’ Dawn

Staff Sgt. James W. Harris drives onto range 220 during Integrated Training Exercise 2-19 @CombatCenterPAO. https://t.co/Yj7MUf7mBv

Notable: Trump Fed Board pick Stephen Moore tells Bloomberg News he's "all in".

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123961720123416576

POTUS_Schedule

‏ @45__Schedule

40m40 minutes ago

Trump Fed Board pick Stephen Moore tells Bloomberg News he's "all in".

“I talked to the White House yesterday,” and “They’re all in.”

Notable: >>6392331 Pugh resigning/resigned amid FBI, state investig into 'Healthy Holly' book

NEWS

Baltimore mayor expected to resign Thursday amid FBI, state investigations into 'Healthy Holly' book

https://www.foxnews.com/us/baltimore-mayor-catherine-pugh-resign-healthy-holly

Notable: some DS presser pics, for memefags, Dems scared AF

Sealing their fate? Can they claim ignorance?

What a display…

The world is watching!

Notable: FIREWORKS Erupt On House JC Two Days In A Row

FIREWORKS Erupt On House Judiciary Committee Two Days In A Row

WASHINGTON – Although Attorney General Bill Barr decided not to appear before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, it did not stop fireworks from erupting two days in a row when members debated about the hearing format, procedure, as well as the treatment of Republican members.

Chairman Jerry Nadler appeared to lose control of his own committee on Wednesday when Republican members called him out for not recognizing Republican members at various times during the hearing.

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Wisconsin Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, a former chairman of the committee repeatedly called to be recognized while Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert called the hearing a “kangaroo court” and said he was not surprised that Barr did not want to appear before the committee the following day.

The debate spilled over into Thursday’s hearing when members of the committee faced an empty witness chair intended for AG Barr. Ranking member Doug Collins excoriated Committee Democrats for disrespecting minority member rights on the committee the previous night while attempting to create an impeachment like atmosphere.

https://kerrypicket.com/fireworks-erupt-house-judiciary-committee-two-days-row/

Notable: anon's dig on Robert Hannigan and Q post #3327

Best article so far from 2017 talking about a connection between Flynn and Hannigan's sudden resignation.

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-there-more-to-the-flynn-story/

Notable: Army Chief of Staff Nomination Hearings to examine the nomination of General James C. McConville, USA…

Army Chief of Staff Nomination

https://twitter.com/PDShinkman/status/1123949248599547904

Gen. McConville, nom for Army CoS, testifies before SASC w/ family behind him, R-L: Son, just promoted to captain this morning, daughter who appears to serve in a medical corps, son-in-law just completed Ranger School, son, aviator, and his wife, whom he praised for her support

9:55 AM - 2 May 2019

MAY 2, 2019

Armed Services

Hearings to examine the nomination of General James C. McConville, USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?460195-1/armed-services&vod

Audio 25:51

Notable: Sarah Sanders Rips Dems Over Barr Senate Hearing, House No-Show: They ‘Embarrassed Themselves’

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>>6391440

>>6391420

https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/1123945330796572672

Sarah Sanders Rips Dems Over Barr Senate Hearing, House No-Show: They ‘Embarrassed Themselves’

http://mediaite.com/a/vphdv

9:40 AM - 2 May 2019

Notable: Rep. Steve Cohen brought a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken to today's hearing, apparently to suggest that Barr is afraid to testify.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1123942762586488832

Rep. Steve Cohen brought a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken to today's hearing, apparently to suggest that Barr is afraid to testify.

Notable: POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: @PressSec says @JerryNadler is “incapable of holding power,”…

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123941897830129664

.@PressSec says @JerryNadler is “incapable of holding power,” and that if he’s not capable of asking the attorney general questions, he should step down or resign.

9:26 AM - 2 May 2019

Notable: Huber meets with former War Crimes prosecutor

Huber meets with former War Crimes prosecutor

https://twitter.com/DUTnews/status/1123716538249424906

Notable: Trump Justice Dept offers first arguments to strike down ObamaCare

Habbenings

#BREAKING: Trump Justice Dept offers first arguments to strike down ObamaCare

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/441760-justice-department-offers-first-arguments-to-strike-down-obamacare

Notable: Rep Mark Meadows twat w/CAP: What we’re seeing this week in real time is Democrats’ desperate search for a political consolation prize.

https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/1123935221429211136

Notable: Hillary calling for China to illegally hack into POTUS tax returns

Lock her up

#Hillary calling for China to illegally hack into #Trump’s tax returns

https://www.rt.com/usa/458192-clinton-china-hacking-trump/

Notable: Gillibrand’s First Major 2020 Proposal: Give Voters $600 Worth of ‘Democracy Dollars’

https://freebeacon.com/politics/gillibrands-first-major-2020-proposal-give-voters-600-worth-of-democracy-dollars/?

Gillibrand’s First Major 2020 Proposal: Give Voters $600 Worth of ‘Democracy Dollars’

Campaign doesn't say how much it would cost

en. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) has released a proposal she says will clean up American elections by allocating "Democracy Dollars" for voters to give to their desired candidates.

Under Gillibrand's proposal, those who wanted to participate could request up to $600 from the FEC and spend up to $200 each on House, Senate, and presidential races. They would only be allowed to donate to House and Senate races in their own state, although they could give to a House race outside their home district.

This is the best this bitch can cum up with.

Notable: anon opines on state of China's 'hold' on its population

Good morning anon….. I think I just figure out what the good guy have in store for…… China!

For those not aware of the situation in China here is a quick run down:

The CCP grasp on the Chinese people is slipping!

The CCP as Problems…… The veteran of the PLA are protesting and getting beat up by the police, and Political apparatchik attack them with impunity. They get arrested and send to prison for a Very long time. An oppressive communist regime like the CCP depend on it's military to enforce it's rule. Imagine the day where the Military will be called to "Police" military veteran?!? Will the younger one beat up the old?

>China’s 57 million ex-military personnel have been fighting for years for a better deal in retirement.

Now let take a look at Hong Kong

>Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest planned changes to the city's extradition law. Many believe new rules facilitating the sending of suspects to China would effectively allow Beijing to grab people at will and thereby completely control the city. "You will be screwed," said a marcher, a law clerk, to Reuters.

>The turnout was high — organizers said 130,000 people took part — in part because the demonstration followed the sentencing of democracy activists for their role in the massive "Occupy Central" protests in 2014. On Wednesday, a lower court handed out prison terms of between eight to 16 months to four of the "Umbrella Nine." Three others received suspended sentences. One person was given 200 hours of community service.

>The eight individuals — the sentencing of a ninth person was postponed for medical reasons — were convicted of public nuisance offenses in a closely watched proceeding on April 9. The prosecution of the 9 figures was seen, both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, as a sign of Beijing tightening its control over the city.

The more the CCP try to oppress the people in Hog Kong the more they resist. The CCP will have no other choice than to turn to Full time oppression if they want to remain in control. And in the meantime Taiwan is embolden in it's defiance.

=Economy build on Fraud and debt!==

>The immense size of Kangmei’s restatement, described by one securities lawyer as unprecedented for China, puts a spotlight on disclosure practices in a country where companies are defaulting at a record pace and several instances of questionable accounting have emerged in recent months. The issue has become increasingly important for global investors and securities firms as they gain unprecedented access to China’s gargantuan stock and bond markets.

>"Investors have to be more careful about Chinese firms’ reporting," said Andrew Lam, a director at BDO, an international accounting firm. "They will have to do real homework, examining closely companies' financial reporting for any potential irregularities."

>The China Securities Regulatory Commission, which in recent years has been pushing the nation’s stock exchanges to delist companies that provide inaccurate disclosures, didn’t immediately reply to a faxed request for comment. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.5 percent at 1:36 p.m. local time.

That is a 44 Billions $$$ Fraud…. And many more are on the way……..

The China is on it's way to regime change!

Sauce:

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-sentences-military-veterans-protesting-62502300

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2152247/chinese-military-veterans-rally-better-welfare-ends

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-01/dark-days-hong-kong

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-30/chinese-drugmaker-discloses-44-billion-accounting-fraud

Notable: India braces for its worst storm this century as 125mph cyclone barrels towards the country…

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6984527/India-braces-worst-storm-century-125mph-cyclone-barrels-country.html

Notable: POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: 339 pages of emails from Nellie Ohr's private account to Department of Justice (DOJ) email account, have been released under a FOIA

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123908785683169281

POTUS_Schedule

‏ @45__Schedule

2m2 minutes ago

339 pages of emails from Nellie Ohr's private account to Department of Justice (DOJ) email account, have been released under a FOIA request by the conservative legal group Judicial Watch @JudicialWatch .

#POTUS_Schedule

Judicial Watch Uncovers DOJ Records Showing Numerous Bruce Ohr Communications with Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele

MARCH 07, 2019

https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-uncovers-doj-records-showing-numerous-bruce-ohr-communications-with-fusion-gps-and-christopher-steele/

Ohr Repeatedly Thanked Steele for ‘Updates’ and Assures Steele he will ‘Pass this [Information] along to my Colleagues’

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 339 pages of heavily redacted records from the U.S. Department of Justice which reveal that former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr remained in regular contact with former British spy and Fusion GPS contractor Christopher Steele after Steele was terminated by the FBI in November 2016 for revealing to the media his position as an FBI confidential informant.

The records show that Ohr served as a go-between for Steele by passing along information to “his colleagues” on matters relating to Steele’s activities. Ohr also set up meetings with Steele, regularly talked to him on the telephone and provided him assistance in dealing with situations Steele was confronting with the media.

Judicial Watch obtained the records through a March 2018 Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed after the Justice Department failed to respond a December 2017 request Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:18-cv-00490)). The lawsuit seeks:

All records of contact or communication, including but not limited to emails, text messages, and instant chats between Bruce Ohr and any of the following individuals/entities: former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele; owner of Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson; and any other employees or representatives of Fusion GPS.

All travel requests, authorizations and expense reports for Bruce Ohr.

All calendar entries for Bruce Ohr.

Notable: POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: Rep. Jerry Nadler threatens to issue a citation to hold Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt..

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123878551252602880

POTUS_Schedule

‏ @45__Schedule

Rep. Jerry Nadler threatens to issue a citation to hold Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt if he does not agree to a new date and time to testify in front of the House within the next 2 days.

#POTUS_Schedule

Notable: POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: AG Bill Barr, in hearing, says he's working closely with FBI Director Wray to determine "exactly what went down"

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123848380608851969

POTUS_Schedule

‏ @45__Schedule

4h4 hours ago

AG Bill Barr, in hearing, says he's working closely with FBI Director Wray to determine "exactly what went down" in the counter-intel investigation into the Trump 2016 campaign.

#POTUS_Schedule

Notable: POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: FBI is investigating anti-fascist activists for an alleged plot to buy guns from a Mexican cartel…

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123818172648439808

POTUS_Schedule

‏ @45__Schedule

"The FBI is investigating anti-fascist activists for an alleged plot to buy guns from a Mexican cartel in order to “stage an armed rebellion” at the southern border, according to an unclassified document obtained by The Chicago Tribune."

#POTUS_Schedule

FBI Investigating Antifa For Plotting To Buy Guns From Cartel For ‘Armed Rebellion’

5:55 PM 04/29/2019 | US

Rachel Stoltzfoos | Staff Reporter

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/29/fbi-antifa-plot-armed-rebellion-cartel/

The FBI is investigating anti-fascist activists for an alleged plot to buy guns from a Mexican cartel in order to “stage an armed rebellion” at the southern border, according to an unclassified document obtained by The Chicago Tribune.

The FBI document, from December of 2018, warns of militant antifa activists planning to “disrupt security operations” at the U.S.-Mexico border. The group allegedly planned to buy guns from a Mexican cartel associate known as Cobra Commander, in order to “stage an armed rebellion at the border.”

The source who provided it to the San Diego Tribune asked the outlet not to publish the six-page document because the investigation is ongoing, and the outlet cited two additional law enforcement officials who confirmed the news. The FBI has warned dozens of law enforcement agencies in both Mexico and the United States of the alleged plot.

Two of the men named in the report told the San Diego Tribune the allegations are absurd.

“It doesn’t make any sense that someone from the United States would purchase guns in Mexico,” Ivan Reibeling, the man known as Cobra Commander, told the outlet. “And the Hondurans certainly didn’t bring money to buy guns. It doesn’t make any sense; in fact it’s extremely absurd to say the Hondurans wanted to attack the United States at the border.

The FBI sent the report marked “priority” to agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the CIA and the National Security Administration.

Antifa is known for using violent means, including in protests against peaceful conservative speakers, free speech advocates and even journalists. The well-documented instances of violence include a protester repeatedly punching a man in the face, throwing water bottles and launching fireworks at police officers and starting fires on a college campus with Molotov cocktails. The Daily Caller News Foundation’s reporting led to the arrest of an Antifa leader who stands accused of accosting and assaulting two Marines in Philadelphia.

Former Vice President Joe Biden launched his campaign for president by praising the group. He referred to a group of protesters who gathered in Charlottesville, VA, and violently confronted white nationalists “a courageous group of Americans.”

Notable: Trump invites Hungarian leader Orban to May 13 meeting

Trump invites Hungarian leader Orban to May 13 meeting

https://wset.com/news/nation-world/trump-invites-hungarian-leader-orban-to-may-13-meeting

Notable: India announces it will land on the moon in SEPTEMBER to become the fourth nation to successfully land on the lunar surface

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6984189/India-announces-land-moon-SEPTEMBER.html

Notable: >>6390852 North Korean elites' access to luxury goods appears unabated

https://www.nknews.org/2017/07/singapore-company-linked-to-n-korea-luxury-goods-trade-investigation/

Notable: Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killer case

Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killer case amid reports of lapses in investigating missing persons' reports

https://www.foxnews.com/world/cyprus-justice-minister-resigns-over-serial-killer-case

Notable: Reuters - Foreign Govt. leases at TT stir emoluments concerns

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-emoluments-exclusive/exclusive-foreign-government-leases-at-trump-world-tower-stir-more-emoluments-concerns-idUSKCN1S80PP

Notable: GAA update "CD is OvER"; #8120 - #8171

GAA Update

"CD is OVER!"Edition

I added #8129 to #8171 and updated the checksums.

mega.nz/#F!LPZxEIYJ!N5JwCNoxOxOtAoErKdUgvwa

Webarchive:

8129-8171.zip MD5: 7ad4c3775da6d9d852a16296a7405bf6

HTML:

8129-8171.html.zip MD5: f147c3756064c7c67157c2021e1bed25

The archive now contains 8174 breads.

WWG1WGA

Notable: 2016 JASON Study for 2030 census proposes using Main Address Files, working w/IRS and USPS

Ho ho lads and lasses, that citizen question may not be the only concern for the census. DoD ditched JASON last month. They provide studies for a number of .gov entities. Look at this study for the 2030 census.

https://fas.org/irp/agency/dod/jason/2030census.pdf

https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2019/04/pentagon-jason/

Notable: Project Hammer

Project HAMMER

Notable: Nate Cain son in KY in car accident May 1, >>6389832 Apr 23 hospital too

Nate Cain is the whistle blower who had possession of Clinton Docs regarding the Clinton Foundation and Uranium 1. Q brought him to our attention. The F_I raided his house looking for other evidence even though he had already handed the docs over to Congress.

If this man's woke, and he's obviously targeted, wouldn't you think he'd keep his Autistic son, who's a young man, safely home? He sent him off to a different state so he could be independent. This has been since the F_I raid. Judging from Q's post, Cain's family had already encountered a suspicious situation that left the family feeling disturbed.

The son had an incident a week or so ago, where he dealt with "dissociative amnesia" and was hospitalized and now has been in a car accident and is hospitalized again.

If this was me, I'd be bringing my son home. I would have never sent him in the first place. Anybody been keeping an eye out on this? Something isn't settling with me about it.

Nate Cain's recent tweet about the son's car accident:

My son in KY was just in a car accident. At the ER with whiplash, but ok. Don't know about the car yet. Just can't seem to catch a break. Not sure what God is trying to teach me in all of this, but I could use some prayer. It's been a hell of a couple of weeks, but not giving up.

https://twitter.com/cain_nate/status/1123655270033514497?s=19

Q's drop linked to Nate Cain's tweet. The tweet said this: (Screenshot of Q's drop)

Some very suspicious things have taken place today concerning my family. I can't get into detail, but it left us all more than a little disturbed. Please pray for us and for our protection. For the public record, "I am not suicidal, am in good health, and avoid risky behavior."

https://mobile.twitter.com/cain_nate/status/1105262968793714689

AnonFrens, we need to keep an watch on. Has The Twilight feel.

Notable: MAYday Q post 3170 and B2 (BB) Stealth Bomber

MAYday

MAYday

MAYday

MAYday +2

What drops? Who sizzles? Who fizzles?

A missed countdown? A MOAB in plain sight?

We will see.

Notable: Nightwatch Circling over TX

Nightwatch circling over TX

Notable: Q532 - Tweet Storm Day

I think POTUS' 84 tweets on May 1, qualifies as a STORM.

>>6389524

Notable: Breitbart - 69% want Hussein Investigation

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/01/nolte-69-want-investigation-into-obama-dojs-2016-spying/

Notable: new DJT - continuing to monitor sit in Venezuela w vid

DJT from the :53

didnt see at the end of lb nor at top of this bread

Notable: New DJT - M Witch hunt is OVER! with Hannity vid

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1123787846387630081

Notable: New DJT - CD is OVER! with Tucker vid

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1123786579879833600

Notable: Nationalist Christian Hungary is thriving

Notables..

Nationalist Christian Hungary is thriving – rising marriage rates, falling abortions and highest birthrates in 20 years.

While European nations languish with rapidly declining birthrates, Hungary stands out with rising marriage rates, falling abortions, and its highest birthrate in 20 years, Breitbart reports.

Marriage is up by 43 percent since 2010, while divorce has dropped by 22.5 percent in the same period.

This demographic turnaround has not been an accident, but the fruit of deliberate programs to promote marriage and the family while defending Hungary’s cultural identity and Christian roots.

“After we won the election in 2010 with a two-thirds majority, we decided to build a family-friendly country and to strengthen families raising children”, said Hungary’s Minister for the Family, Catalan Novak.

Standing firm in its position despite fierce opposition from the socialist left, the Orbán government enacted legislation resulting in “a comprehensive family-support system, a family-friendly tax system, a housing program, 800,000 new jobs, and many opportunities to create a balance between life and work”, Ms. Novak stated.

“We are living in times when fewer and fewer children are being born throughout Europe. People in the West are responding to this with immigration”, Prime Minister Orbán said at the State of the Nation address in Budapest in February.

“Hungarians see this in a different light. We do not need numbers, but Hungarian children”, the Fidesz party leader added.

The new law will come into effect July 1 and includes pro-family incentives such as a 3,000 euro mortgage reduction for a second child, a 12,000 euro reduction for a third child, a car-purchasing program for large families, and comprehensive daycare.

As of 2020, mothers with four or more children will enjoy a lifetime personal income tax exemption.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/05/nationalist-christian-hungary-is-thriving-rising-marriage-rates-falling-abortions-and-highest-birthrates-in-20-years/

Notable: Based Chuck Grassley

Repost

Bread 8169 [lb[]

>>6388587

Perhaps the best @ChuckGrassley clip of all time…

twitter.com/DevinNunes/status/1123772117827321856

twitter.com/FaithandFootbal/status/1123702064520073217

Notable: Some interestingly-named 'National Day Of…' dates upcoming

Some interestingly-named 'National Day Of…' dates upcoming

nationaldaycalendar.com/may/

Notable: HRC already making excuses for losing 2020

>>6388647

Hillary already making excuses for losing 2020

Notable: April 2019 Update to Sealed Cases

April 2019 Update to #SealedCases

6,049 new 94,399 entered 10/30/17 thru 4/30/19

Avg: 5,244 per month

Back-up files: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iBS4WgngH8u8-wAqhehRIWCVBQKD8-5Y

Notable: >>6388711 Clip of Based Barr shutting down Da Nang Dick: "No."

>>6388589

Notable: HRC suggested Democratic presidential candidates call on China to interfere in the 2020 election and hack the IRS for POTUS' tax returns

BREAKING: Hillary Clinton tonight on MSNBC suggested Democratic presidential candidates call on China to interfere in the 2020 election and even hack into the IRS and release President Trump's tax returns

twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1123769459016118274

Notable: POTUS has tweeted 80 Times Today

POTUS has tweeted 80 Times Today

Seven more tweets will bring the total to 87.

1787 was the Constitutional Convention.

Also Q drop #1787 mentioned Common Sense (Thomas Paine)

Rod Rosenstein mentioned Thomas Paine in his letter of resignation.

Time will tell.

Notable: New POTUS Tweet

POTUS TWEET

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1123768610810408961

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-real-attorney-general-11556752279

Notable: India's Second Visit To Moon Likely To Begin In July, Says Space Agency

India's Second Visit To Moon Likely To Begin In July, Says Space Agency

The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to release the lander once it is in the Moon orbit and make a soft landing near the South Pole of the moon on September 6.

New Delhi:

The space agency has announced that India's second visit to the Moon under the Chandrayaan-2 mission will most likely be launched between July 9-16 this year.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) second mission to the Moon entails an orbiter, a lander and moon rover. The expected soft landing on the moon is likely to take place on September 6, 2019. India's moon rover has been named "Pragyan" or "Knowledge", since India hopes to understand the geology of Earth's closest celestial neighbour through a series of unique experiments.

The Rs. 800-crore mission will be launched using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III (GSLV Mk III) from Sriharikota.

According to a statement by ISRO, Chandrayaan-2 has three modules – Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan). The Orbiter and Lander modules will be interfaced mechanically and stacked together as an integrated module and accommodated inside the GSLV MK-III launch vehicle.

The Rover is housed inside the Lander. After a launch into the earth-bound orbit by GSLV MK-III, the integrated module will reach the Moon's orbit using Orbiter propulsion module. The Lander will then separate from the Orbiter and soft land at the predetermined site close to lunar South Pole. After this, the Rover will roll out to carry out scientific experiments.

Instruments have also also mounted on the Lander and Orbiter for scientific experiments.

India's maiden mission to the Moon took place in 2008 under the Chandryaan-1 mission which also involved hard landing the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on the lunar surface on November 14, 2008.

Chandrayaan-1 gave the first ever signatures of the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface.

The second mission was first delayed because a joint collaboration between India and Russia on the lander unit failed to take off after the Russian lander developed problems. India then had to develop the entire lander module on its own which it named the "Vikram" – after Vikram A Sarabhai, also known as the father of the Indian space programme.

Later, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-II saw two failures in 2010. The ISRO then found out that the re-configured lander "Vikram" had become too heavy to be lofted using the GSLV Mk-II. When the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III, also known as the "Bahubaali" became available, the agency decided to use the India's heaviest launcher for the Chandrayaan-2 mission.

The space agency plans to release the lander once it is in the Moon orbit and make a soft landing near the South Pole of the Moon. No other nation has landed on the near side of the South Pole of the Moon yet.

If India succeeds to make a soft landing on the Moon, it will become the forth country after Russia, USA and China to have achieved this feat.

Chandrayaan-2 is ISRO's first mission to land on any celestial body.

https://www.ndtv.com/science/indias-second-visit-to-moon-likely-to-begin-in-july-says-space-agency-2031557?pfrom=home-topscroll

Notable: WJC and HRC to take the stage in Seattle as speaking tour continues

WJC and HRC to take the stage in Seattle speaking tour continues

Keeping an eye on em’

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bill-and-hillary-clinton-to-take-the-stage-at-seattles-wamu-theater/

Notable: Christopher Steele Map

Updated web of Steele

if there are any plane crashes next week, think of anon

Notable: Bernie Sanders Pushed False Flag Conspiracy Theory About Domestic Bombings

Bernie Sanders Pushed False Flag Conspiracy Theory About Domestic Bombings

9:00 PM 05/01/2019 | Investigative Group

Peter Hasson | Reporter

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/bernie-sanders-false-flag-domestic-bombings/

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed U.S. government agencies may have been behind a string of domestic bombings in 1976.

Sanders floated the conspiracy theory while launching his gubernatorial campaign that year.

Sanders “charged that government agencies like the CIA may in fact be responsible” for the bombings, a Vermont newspaper reported at the time.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders once floated a conspiracy theory about the U.S. government orchestrating domestic bombings for political purposes.

Sanders launched his 1976 campaign for Vermont governor by suggesting that government agencies were behind a string of attempted bombings across the country.

Sanders ran on the Liberty Union ticket — a Vermont political party he co-founded — alongside lieutenant governor candidate John Franco, who also lent credence to the conspiracy theory.

Sanders and Franco “coupled the announcement with a disavowal of terrorist bombings and a charge that many such incidents may be instigated by government agencies to undermine legitimate efforts to bring about change,” the Bennington Banner, a Vermont newspaper, reported at the time.

Two days prior to Sanders’s announcement, eight letter bombs were sent to seven corporations and a business executive across four different cities. Authorities arrested two men, Leon Cordell Horton and Ardis Odell Reed, in 1981 for sending the bombs in what prosecutors said was an attempt to extort money from corporations. Both men were later found guilty.

The Banner’s story made clear the letter bombs and similar domestic attacks were the attacks to which Sanders and Franco reportedly referred as potentially orchestrated by the U.S. government. (Time Magazine noted in 2016 that “protest bombings in America were commonplace” during the 1970s.)

The Banner’s story stated both candidates denounced the “wave of letter bombings aimed at large corporations.”

“Both men said such terrorism is counterproductive to changing the ‘system,’ and charged that government agencies like the CIA may in fact be responsible,” read the Banner’s article, which The Daily Caller News Foundation reviewed in an online newspaper archive.

“Anybody that thinks change is going to come because of bombings or terrorist activity is either extremely stupid, crazy or an agent of the U.S. government,” the paper quoted Sanders saying.

“While [President] Donald Trump raves about a deep state coup and routinely invokes violence when discussing his political opponents, Senator Sanders is proud to have always supported peaceful political change,” a Sanders campaign spokeswoman told TheDCNF in an email.

A request for comment emailed to Franco received an automatic response saying he was out of office.

Attacking intelligence agencies has been a constant feature of Sanders’s political career.

At a 1974 Senate debate — two years prior to his promotion of the false flag conspiracy theory — Sanders said the CIA might be capable of overthrowing the U.S. government, the Banner reported in a contemporaneous article also reviewed by TheDCNF.

“Sanders called the CIA ‘a dangerous institution that has got to go,’ saying the CIA is ‘responsible to nobody except a handful of right-wing lunatics and the big multinational corporate interests,'” the paper reported.

“Sanders said that the CIA has overthrown many foreign governments unfriendly to the U.S. corporations and that they might even be able to overthrow the U.S. government if they chose to,” the Banner’s story added, noting that “Sanders was cheered at one point when he called for immediately disbanding of the CIA.”

When asked about his previous support for abolishing the CIA in 2016, Sanders said he no longer holds that position.

As recently as 2014, Sanders said that the intelligence agencies were “out of control.” (RELATED: 9 Radical Policies 2020 Democrats Are Putting On The Table)

“As you have heard from me, for years now, in my view the intelligence agencies in this country, the [National Security Agency], CIA, are out of control,” he said in an interview.

“We certainly need to know about the torture practiced under the Bush administration and the CIA has got to understand that they work for the American people and the U.S. Congress, they are not an independent entity that can do whatever they want to do,” the Vermont senator added.

Notable: Rachel Maddow, Democrats used misleading Barr video to suggest he lied to Congress, reporter finds

Rachel Maddow, Democrats used misleading Barr video to suggest he lied to Congress, reporter finds

At least the photo kinda makes her look like the demon she is.

Anyone else averaging 2 failed CAPTCHAS b4 getting it right? I'm not much to complain, but frustrating.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rachel-maddow-democrats-used-misleading-barr-video-to-claim-he-lied-to-congress-critics-say

Notable: US Attorney for Utah Huber tweet

ANONS

Honored to have former AUSA and office leader David J. Schwendiman in the office today for a brown bag office alumni visit. Great advice for us shaped by his experiences as an AUSA, a war crimes prosecutor, his work on three Olympics, and @TheJusticeDept's attache in Kabul.

WAR CRIMES

https://twitter.com/DUTnews/status/1123716538249424906

Notable: >>6388143 SYRIA UPDATE

SYRIA UPDATE

Lavrov, Pompeo discuss situation in Syria and return of refugees

“During a phone call, the two sides tackled the humanitarian issues of the situation in Syria, particularly in al-Rukban and al-Hawl camps,” A statement by the Russian foreign Ministry said.

It added the Russian side showed desire to return the refugees to their permanent residence places as soon as possible.

The two sides also discussed the latest developments in Venezuela.

https://sana.sy/en/?p=164768

Syria urges cooperation with North Korea against US economic sanctions

Pak, for his part, said his country attaches great importance to its ties with Syria, and always stands by Syria and supports its stances at various international forums.

The North Korean official then strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory, emphasizing that Pyongyang considers the Golan Heights as occupied Syrian land.

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/05/01/594843/Syria-North-Korea-US-economic-sanctions

Militants Continue Attacks On Russia’s Hmeymim Base In Syria

Militants deployed in the Idlib de-escalation zone attempted to attack Russia’s Hmeymim airbase with multiple-launch rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) 12 times over the past month, the Russian military said on May 1. According to the statement, all the attacks were repelled. No material damage or causalites were caused.

The head of Russia’s Reconciliation Centre in Syria Maj Gen Viktor Kupchishin revealed that 8 of 12 attacks were carried out with UAVs.

https://southfront.org/militants-continue-attacks-on-russias-hmeymim-base-in-syria/

Authorities find weapons and ammo left behind by terrorists in southern region

The weapons included TOW anti-armor missiles which are delivered exclusively to armies via contracts, LAW shoulder-mounted missiles, Malyutka missiles, GPS and visual targeting equipment, visors, blocks of TNT, mortar launchers, RPG shells, offensive and defensive grenades.

The ammo included tens of thousands of assorted types of machinegun, assault rifle, and sniper rifle rounds, as well as mortar and artillery rounds.

https://sana.sy/en/?p=164747

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Notable: Tucker exposes MSNPC cutting-in to "correct" Barr and Graham.

Tucker exposes MSNPC cutting-in to "correct" Barr and Graham

Notable: Americans can't afford to buy a home in 70% of the Country.

Americans Can't Afford To Buy A Home In 70% Of The Country

Even at a time of low interest rates and rising wages, Americans simply can’t afford a home in more than 70% of the country, according to CBS. Out of 473 US counties that were analyzed in a recent report, 335 listed median home prices were more than what average wage earners could afford. According to the report from ATTOM Data Solutions, these counties included Los Angeles and San Diego in California, as well as places like Maricopa County in Arizona.

New York City claimed the largest share of a person's income to purchase a home. While on average, earners nationwide needed to spend only about 33% of their income on a home, residents in Brooklyn and Manhattan need to shell out more than 115% of their income. In San Francisco this number is about 103%. Homes were found to be affordable in places like Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia.

This news is stunning because homes are considerably more affordable today than they were a year ago. Although prices are rising in many areas, they are also falling in places like Manhattan. Unaffordability in the market has been the result of slower home building and owners staying in their homes longer. Both have reduced the supply of homes in the market.

And the market may continue to create better conditions for buyers. Affordability could improve because of the fact that homes are out of reach for so many seekers, according to Todd Teta, chief product officer at ATTOM Data Solutions. Today’s market is also more affordable than it was a decade ago, before the crisis. Home prices were about the same prior to the crisis, even though income adjusted for inflation was lower.

"What kept the market going was looser lending standards, so that was compensating for affordability issues," Teta said. Since then, standards have toughened (for now, at least).

We recently wrote about residents of New York City who simply claimed they couldn’t afford to live there.

More than a third of New York residents complained that they "can't afford to live there" anymore (and yet they do). On top of that, many believe that economic hardships are going to force them to leave the city in five years or less, according to a Quinnipiac poll published a couple weeks ago. The poll surveyed 1,216 voters between March 13 and 18.

In total, 41% of New York residents said they couldn't cope with the city's high cost of living. They believe they will be forced to go somewhere where the "economic climate is more welcoming", according to the report.

Ari Buitron, a 49-year-old paralegal from Queens said: “They are making this city a city for the wealthy, and they are really choking out the middle class. A lot of my friends have had to move to Florida, Texas, Oregon. You go to your local shop, and it’s $5 for a gallon of milk and $13 for shampoo. Do you know how much a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is? $1700! What’s wrong with this picture?”

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-29/americans-cant-afford-buy-home-70-country

See this

Why lower rates didn’t attract more home-buyers to the housing market last week

Lower mortgage rates didn’t attract more homebuyers to the housing market last week.

Mortgage applications fell 4.3% despite a drop in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate from 4.46% to 4.42%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. Rates, however, generally have climbed higher the previous month.

Applications to refinance and purchase a home both fell. Mortgage applications for refinancing decreased 5% from the previous week and applications to buy a home dropped 4%. Mortgage applications for purchases were still slightly above year ago levels.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/01/mortgages-mortgage-applications-fall-despite-lower-rates/3640505002/